BIN 04, 061 (P290341)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01899

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma la-qe2-pu-um u2 i3-li2-a-lum2-ma
3. 6(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki
4. 2(u) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum / qa2-di2 sza li-wi-tim
5. 8(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni sza a-na i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni
6. ta-di2-nu _sza3-ba_ 4(disz) 1/4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
7. u3 szu-ra-am ni-is-ha-tim il5-qe-u2
8. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-pu-lu! / 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
9. isz-ra-ti2-ka3 _e2-gal_-lum2 il5-qe2 u3 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. ta-pu-ul szi-ti2 _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 7(u) 3(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
11. 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-am / a-na isz-ra-tim
12. il5-qe2-u2 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-pu-lu
13. szi2-ti2 szu-ru-ti2-ka3 / 2(u) la2 2(disz) _tug2_ qa2-di2
14. sza li-wi-tim i-na 6(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_
15. _an-na_-ki-ka3 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
16. ni-is-ha-tim il5-qe2-u2 9(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
17. mu-t,a2-u2 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-<na>_
18. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni il5-qe2
19. a-na-kam la2 wa#-sza#-ab2 / isz-tu3
20. 5(u) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_-ak qa2-ti2-szu
21. 4(disz) _sila3_ re-esz15-tam2 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_
22. u3 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na a-bi-ti2-pa2-an
23. tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-szu-ni# gam2-ru / 9(disz) _ma-na an-na_
24. a-na i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni / ni-pu-ul
25. szi2-ti2 _an-na_-ki-ka3 5(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_
26. _sza3-ba_ 3(asz) _gu2 la2_ 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_
27. 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ 2(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
28. 1(u) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3
reverse
1. 3(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ puzur4-a-na
2. _dumu_ e-la2-li2 i-qi2-ip
3. _sza3-ba_ 3(u) la2 2(disz) _ma-na_ / a-na 5(u) ha-am-sza-tim
4. i-sza-qal 1(u) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_
5. a-na 4(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal
6. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 an-na_
7. 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ 2(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
8. 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_
9. 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la-mu-um ki-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
10. a-na 3(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na 4(u) 8(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
11. i-di2-a-ba-am _dumu_ i-di2-in-esz18-dar
12. i-qi2-ip / u4-mu-szu-nu _iti-kam_
13. sza ke-na-tim li-mu-um
14. szu-da-a _dumu_ en-na-nim 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
15. u2 3(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim i-di2-in-ni-a-ti2
16. 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / wa-at-ru-tim
17. _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2-ma
18. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-na ni-ka3-si2
19. ni-sza-ka3-an ki-ma [n] 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
20. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 la2_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-ki_ u3 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
21. i-di2-in-ni-a-ti2 / szi2-ti2 / _tug2_ ku-ta-ni-ka3
22. 5(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ / u3 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-um / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu
23. 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u3 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
24. sza szu-ri-im / 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_
25. szi2-ti _an-na_-ki-ka3 4(u) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2_
26. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 5(disz) _ma-na_
27. lu sza szi2-ti2 _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
28. u3 szu-ri-im lu sza szi2-ti2
29. _an-na_-ki-ka3 / 1(u) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
left
1. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-li-bi4
2. i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni
3. ta-di2-in t,up-pu-szu
4. sza 1(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. u2 a-ha-ma
6. sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
7. la-pi3-it _iti 1(disz)-kam_
8. ku-zal-li / li-mu-um
9. szu-da-a _dumu_ e-na-nim
10. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
11. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na
12. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im u2 u2-s,a-ab2
13. 5(disz) _ansze hi-a_ sza sze2-ep
14. i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni me-tu3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period 082: Szarru-ken1.Szudaya.03.00 to Szarru-ken1.Sudaya.09.00

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-40: EL I, 219a; 28-30 Michel, inn-aya I, 90A.144

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290341

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 117.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01899
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004872
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1899

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 61

    [Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1927. Letters and Transactions from Cappadocia. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, p. 219ff note a)

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: OACP, p. 122-127

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 146

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 260, p. 449

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290341.
BIN 04, 061 artifact entry (No. P290341). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290341 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290341 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290341},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290341
LB  - CDLI:P290341
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290341
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290341.
BIN 04, 061 artifact entry (No. P290341). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290341 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290341 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290341},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290341
LB  - CDLI:P290341
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290341
ER  -
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